Cash Disbursement Analyst

Emergent Holdings; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 48,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Emergent Holdings is seeking a detail‑oriented accounting professional to manage accounts payable, general ledger entries, and daily cash activities. You will handle ACH/wire transactions, inter‑company disbursements, and prepare daily cash reports for leadership.

The role requires 3+ years of experience in AP, GL, and financial reporting, or a bachelor’s in accounting/finance with relevant experience. Strong accuracy and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with accounting basics.
• Associate degree in accounting preferred; relevant experience okay.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance or related field is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Balance, print, and distribute general disbursements for the enterprise.
• Process daily, monthly, and quarterly ACH and wires for the enterprise.
• Manage accounts payable checks and inter‑company disbursement sweeps.
• Prepare daily cash position reports and maintain cash position spreadsheets.
• Execute routine journal entries and assist with unclaimed property inquiries.

Skills

Math skills

Proofreading

Organizational skills

Communication

Accounting basics

Office software

Spreadsheet proficiency

Data entry accuracy

Deadline driven

Diplomacy

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree in accounting

Bachelor’s degree or finance/accounting (optional)

Job description

Overview

Responsible for initiating, printing, and distributing general disbursements for the entire enterprise. Completes routine general ledger entries, researches and updates payee information, supports daily cash management processes, and prepares daily disbursement reporting. Contacts include enterprise employees, claimants, policyholders, enterprise vendors, Blue Cross Blue Shield cash management team, and bank liaisons.

Primary Responsibilities

• Balances, validates, prints, and distributes general disbursements for the enterprise.
• Performs all daily, monthly, and quarterly ACH and wires for the enterprise, including inter‑company payments, vendor, and employee expense reimbursements.
• Determines the number of accounts payable checks issued for Accident Fund General and Accident Fund National disbursements and requests the amounts be swept between companies.
• Requests and verifies check stop payment and void requests from all operating units with banking institutions for refunds, accounts payable, dividends, commissions, and profit‑sharing checks.
• Creates daily reports for the management team of the cash position for each operating unit.
• Maintains detailed spreadsheets of cash position for the enterprise.
• Executes routine general ledger journal entries for the enterprise, including cash entries, loss payment entries, stops and voids, adjusting entries, and re‑classing entries for accounts payable disbursement checks.
• Researches checks issued for the enterprise.
• Updates Web series with daily check status.
• Issues required correspondence to payees regarding unclaimed property and extracts information regarding outstanding checks from Web series for unclaimed property reporting.
• Updates/checks status in Tracker for outstanding checks.
• Assists with inquiries regarding unclaimed property with the reporting states.
• Responds to internal and external requests regarding check status and check copy requests.
• Researches policy payments for policy holders in Waypoint.
• Requests policy payment checks from banking institutions for refund research.
• Completes ad‑hoc queries of ancillary systems.
• Performs testing of check printing software, Web series, when updates or changes are made to system.
• Maintains and verifies data accuracy in ancillary systems.
• Maintains confidentiality of information processed.

Employment Qualifications

• High‑school diploma or G.E.D.; minimum associate degree in accounting. Combinations of relevant education and work experience may be considered.

Experience Required

• Minimum three (3) years of experience in accounts payable, general ledgers, and financial reporting systems or equivalent work providing the necessary skills, knowledge, and abilities.
• OR Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance and one year of experience in accounts payable, general ledgers, and financial reporting systems.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Ability to perform mathematical calculations.
• Ability to proofread documents for accuracy of calculations.
• Effective organizational skills and the ability to prioritize work.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Basic knowledge of general accounting and bookkeeping methods, including journal entries, general ledger accounts, and cost‑center structures.
• Basic knowledge of word processing, database applications, and other desktop software.
• Knowledge of spreadsheet applications.
• Ability to enter alpha/numeric data accurately.
• Ability to meet established deadlines.
• Ability to use diplomacy, discretion, and appropriate judgment when addressing callers.

Working Conditions

Work is performed in an office setting with no unusual hazards.